Article-supporting stand.



P. LEPAK. ARTICLE SUPPORTING STAND. APPLIPATION FILED AUG.13|I9|5| Patented May 15, 1917 'UNI ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lflay 15, 1917 Application filed August 18, 1915. Serial No. 45,384.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be, itknown that I, PETER LEPAK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of 5 Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Article-Supporting Stands; and I do hereby declare the ollowi'ng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

y invention relates to new and useful improvements in article supporting stands andrny object is to rovide a frame for sup porting a comb an brush, said frame having, a-mirror attached thereto. p 7

, And a further objectds to provide recepmales in connection with the stand forsupporting matches, hair pins, hat pins, and ,thelikel 1.. forming the, ame are given a quarter'turn v 5 Referring to the rawings in which s nnparts throughout theseveralviews, 1 in cate'sjthe frame of the stand which is preferably constructed of a. Hat piece of metal-and bent to rectangular shape, the Q:m e of -the'jstrips of metal forming the '.J frame.being venjaquarter :turnand ex tended, upwar 1y to form a standard ,2, the" of-metal above said standardbeing J mirr r 5 in an 1e manneras by means-of cl ps 5; Tgmextreme ends 6 of thestrips of metal 1-for i the frameyarebrought together A el. eaTchother iby i;extending,ajrivet or the like, t h, said ends, and the ends be- 'cmbe'- d'with a-nall or hook-and sus pendedi ggm 'a or other convenient Other objects and advantages will be herethe accoinpanying drawings which are' Attached at a suitable point to the standlaireference numerals designatecorrespondtime i it will-be entrelnely stro and by providing the hanger a wall or other suitable stated and formed 'intoa frame member ate which isintrodueed-a mirror 4',-said held within the frame member, Havi :5 j 'what'I c aim as new and desire to securebymirror securely enga ed with inta e-hanger B'so that the-stand" The strips of metal forming the standard 2 are parallel witheach other and are; formed into a n'gid "structure by introduc ing r1vets.9 and 10 transversely through the to sections adia cent their upper and lower ends. By orming the parts described; in this manner, they can be very cheaply constructed as they are all formed from a single strip ofmaterial. The frame 1 is pro-" vided with supportin legs 11 adjacent its ends, said legs exten ing a. distanceabove. and below the frame, the lower ends of the legs forming a support, while the upper ends thereof serveas' a guard for artlcles that maybe placed upon the frame. Extending transversely across the frame 1 and secured to the side members thereof are a plurality of wires,'12 which form abase or bottom in the frame for'the reception of a comb andbrush, or' other similar articles.

thereof, are cupeshape receptacles 13 which are designed to receive various small articles, a such "as hair pins, matches and the like, though'it willflbe clearly understood that said receptacles may placed at any suitable point onthe frame-as may bedesired.

an, ard 2 isa tray 14 semicircular incross sec,

, tion. for the] reception of .hat'w. ins, pencils, or similar articles sai d tray ing placed. a sufficient distance above the frame 1 as not to interfere withthe removal of thefarticles resting upon t rifranie.

The stand is com struc'ted entire 'of light metal with the ex-' ception of' the. gmirror and can therefore be? very' j'c'heaply produced, while at the same: anddflrah v h ror and the supporting "legs; for l the low frame, the stand -caubesuspe I pint orrest *upon az f.- dressing table orthe 1' is as is most eonvensi fi -ient for'the user. l

thus fullydescribed my'invention Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:-" ,QAn articlefsupporting device of'the class Q described formed from a single flat band of of the band formingthe standard. d verging aperture. whereby the v device may be hung 'for a distance and then converging to form from a suitable support.

a mirror supporting frame, thence eXtend- In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 ing vertically in abutting relation, and'a 115- name to this specification in the presence of taining screw extending through said .nbuttwo subscribing witnesses.

ti portionsrand Serving to draw the upper PETER LEPAK.

en portions. of the mirror supporting frame Witnessesf elamp and holdrthe IIIIII'OI in G. J.,BLE10HNER,

gaid u-pperterxninal ends being MIOHAELREDIC.

standard, the upper ends of tho se port-ions given a quarter twist and rovided with an 

